The Trump administration is dismantling the systems that make economic security possible for women with disabilities. This series explores how these changes are unfolding and what it will take to rebuild them.
AANHPI Women in Healthcare Remain Undervalued and Underpaid
The wage gap extends to AANHPI women in healthcare, where, despite AANHPI women playing an essential role within the industry, their work is undervalued regardless of education level and especially in fields where they are overrepresented.
A Win on and off the Court: the WNBA Union’s New CBA
On the heels of Equal Pay Day, we’re joining fans around the world in celebrating the WNBA union’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) – a historic step forward from decades of pay inequality for the league’s athletes. Here’s what you should know.
Women Are Back in the Labor Force. The Good News Ends There. | Jobs Day April 2026
Prime-age women’s labor force participation rate hit an all-time high this month – but higher unemployment rates and growth in low-paid industries are leaving women behind.
We’re Listening Even if the EEOC Isn’t
On January 22, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded its workplace harassment guidance, a resource that helped protect millions of people from harassment at work, without a public comment period. The 75 Million Project – a national campaign co-led by National Partnership for Women and Families – collected public comments telling the EEOC why this guidance is critical.
Once Again, Trump and Congressional Republicans Want to Undermine 60 Years of Wage and Hour Protections for Women
For more than 60 years, federal law has evolved to better protect working women’s time and pay. But the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans are trying to make it so fewer workers – particularly women workers – are treated like employees and protected under these laws.
Gender, Sexuality, and the Impact of Data on Economic Security
As we celebrate Women’s History Month and commemorate Equal Pay Day – our country faces anti-LGBTQ+ attacks that jeopardize our basic rights. Among these attacks is the refusal to include LGBTQ+ information in the federal data that helps us understand economic disparities. These attacks are pushing us farther from a future where gender and sexual orientation do not determine a person’s economic well-being.
Who doesn’t like pi(e) charts?
In true nerdy fashion, we’re bringing you a Women’s History Month x Pi Day mash up featuring five pie charts that show how historical policy choices shape women’s reality today.
Women’s economic opportunities are a policy choice | Jobs Day March 2026
In the face of a job market deliberately weakened and made less equal by the Trump administration, we trace how policy choices and missed opportunities have shaped women’s economic opportunities over decades.
New Data Show Unemployment Rising for Black and Asian Disabled Workers Amid Trump’s Attacks
The latest employment data reveal that Trump’s economy is also harming disabled workers, with disabled women of color particularly feeling the effects.
Domestic Workers’ Rights Are Part of Black History – So of Course Trump Wants Them Gone
This Black History Month, we celebrate the progress achieved for Black communities, including Black women workers. Black women’s labor has historically been undervalued and underpaid. And the fight to ensure our laws protect and promote economic security for Black women workers is a story marked by progress and setbacks.
After Years of Progress, Black Women’s Union Gains Decline Under Trump in 2025
Recent growth in Black women’s unionization rates was reversed in 2025, echoing a larger overall trend in declining employment opportunities for Black women during the first year of the second Trump administration.
Weak job market leaves Black women behind | Jobs Day February 2026
To mark Black History Month, we’re taking a look at how Black women are faring in the economy – and the situation is not good. The first year of the Trump administration undercut protections for workers, with particular impacts for Black women workers.
Indigenous and Black women are especially suffering in the Trump economy | Jobs Day January 2026
New data for 2025 reveals the Trump economy is weakening the job market – especially for Indigenous and Black women.
The Trump Administration is Weaponizing the EEOC to Attack Civil Rights
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is abandoning its core mission under the Trump Administration.
The economy sheds 35,000 jobs for women as Black women’s unemployment remains high | Jobs Day December 2025
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released vital economic data for the month of November. The numbers show a continuation of the trend we’ve seen throughout the year – dramatically slow job growth beginning to turn into losses, particularly in industries...
The economy lurches towards disaster as Black women’s unemployment skyrockets | Jobs Day November 2025
Chaotic economic policies have dramatically slowed the economy – and additional damage looms.
Delayed Jobs Data Especially Harms Black Women – And that Hurts All of Us
The delay in today’s jobs report is just the tip of the iceberg on the harms from the government shutdown.
The 60th Anniversary of This Landmark Civil Rights Order Reminds Us That Progress Is Possible
The 60th anniversary of Executive Order 11246 reminds of the progress it made possible and the urgent need for Congress to restore and strengthen its protections.
Congress Keeps Shortchanging the EEOC – And Workers Are Shouldering the Consequences
For decades, Congress has underfunded the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and workers – especially women workers – have paid the price.
